Tourism News

US Navy Commander Pleads Guilty in $20m Phuket Bribes Scandal

Latest A US Navy commander has pleaded guilty in the Glenn Defense Marine Asia case that involves scams worth $20m in overbillings at Phuket and other ports. More »

Immigration Staff Shuffled Over Corruption

Latest The staff at Phuket's Immigration offices have been switched in transferring all of the officers from Patong following complaints of illegal payments being made. More »

Phuket Truck Wrecked in Plunge Down Patong Hill: Photo Special

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest A truck runs out of control down Phuket's Patong Hill, leaving the driver and his girlfriend injured and wreckage at a key intersection that takes more than three hours to clear. More »

Lawyers Urge Australia to Act on Phuket Case

Latest Phuketwan's editor has his passport returned temporarily for a mercy dash as a group of Canadian lawyers criticises Australian inaction in the Royal Tha Navy criminal defamation case. More »

Terrorists Shoot 12 Dead in Paris: Massive Manhunt; AirAsia Tail Found; NY Road Toll Drops; World's Safest Airline; Phuket People

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest British family wants to rescue ill traveller; Korean plunges off building; Indian suspect nabbed in Pattaya; Woman seeks new Bali companion; Better planets found. More »

Asean Today: Aussies Up Indon Alert; Disaster Tourists Plague Floods; Burma Fence to Keep Out Unwanted

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Aussies warn of terror threats in Indonesia; Floods victims bothered by Malaysian tourists; Cambodia must lift for Asean EC; Fence considered to stop Rohingya. More »

Etihad Flights Back to Normal; Oil Slips Lower; Indon Crackdown Over AirAsia; Bali Numbers Boom

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Etihad catching up on complaints; Traffickers crash, Rohingya held; German any-Islam protesters outnumbered; Prince Andrew ''moving on''; Bali Numbers boom. More »

Asean Today: Indon Air Officials Suspended; What Makes Singapore Tick; Litany of Fatwas; Pope Urged to Act on Poor

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Indonesian authorities suspend everyone connected with AirAsia flight breach; Singapore rules, ok?; Too many Malaysian fatwas; Pope urged to visit Philippines poor. More »

Shots Fired as Trafficker Trucks Crash

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

Latest Phuketwan journalists witness the arrest of the driver of a pickup driver who was allegedly paid by human traffickers to transport boatpeople south to hidden jungle camps where they are beaten and abused. More »

Phuket Tourism and Sport Chief Orders Dive Centre to Close

Latest A popular Phuket dive centre was ordered to close by the island's Tourism and Sport director because of alleged deficiencies with the supporting company's registration. More »